Police investigate alleged rape near Philly parade

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are investigating the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl who had had been participating in the Mummers' annual New Year's Day parade.

WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reported (http://bit.ly/1cKjLm7) that police say the girl was walking in South Philadelphia when a young man allegedly pulled her behind a plastic scaffold covering and raped her.

Police say neighbors heard screams around 9 p.m. and saw the suspect walking away when they came out to look into it.

Police presence was heavy in the area because of the parade and they caught the suspect a few blocks away. They haven't released his name. The girl was rushed to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.